Mattress.



No. 877,568. PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. H. 0. INNES'.

MATTRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MINI-117. 1907.

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IIJARRY C. INNES, OF HARTi/VELL, OTHO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF'TO THE FRANKLIN COTTON MILL COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF @HIO.

Specification oft Letters Patent.

Patented 28,

Application filed June 1?. 1907. Satin-1H0. Shit-i82- ,To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. TNNES, citizen of-the United States, and a resident of the town of Hartwell, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattresses, of which the following is a specifio ation.

The several features of my invention and the various advantages resulting from their use conjoint-1y or otherwise will be apparent from the following description and claims.

In the accompanying drawings making 0.

art of this specification, and in which simiar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a. plan view of a mat tress illustrating certain features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the same mattress folded. Fig. 3 is a view of a portion of the said mattress and illustrating certain features of the woven stitch. Fig. 4 is an enlarged viewof the stitching looking across the war), that is looking at the side of the. lengths o the warp. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the stitching, looking across the woof, that is, looking at the side of the lengths of the woof.

The stitch is one adapted and contrived for a stock of thickness, elasticity and flexi- 'bility. In the preferred grade of this stock,

there are several plies P. In connection with each woof,,the warp B goes in pairs, that is the warp consists of two strings or thick Each )air of strings always goes together, and such pair goes under one woof A and over the next woof A, then over the next woof A, and so on, going alternsteiy under one woof and over the next woof to the end of the stock or piece. The adjacent pair of strings goes over one woof and under the next woof and under the next \VOLLfilIliil the end of the stock is reached. That is to say, that in describing the direction in which the pairs of strings (the warp) go, at a given woof, tho pairof strings (one warp) goes under :1 givcnwoof, when the adjacent pair of strings (warp)goos over this woof. Thus in following. a given woof, it will be seen that one .pairiof strings goes over and the next pair of strings goes under this woof, and the next pair of strings goes over, and so on, going alternately under and over the woof until the side edge of the stock is reached.

T here are several layers referahly six) of plies (of warp thread), one elow the other.

Each-ply of Woofconsists of nine piies in one body slightly twisted. Such plies are respectively represented by the respective lines B of the Fig. 3. There are binding threads called binders to hold the d'iiierent layers of the fabric, each of which layers consists in the first instance of an interwoven texture of warp and woof. These hinders start from one side of the compacted mass of said layers and extend through the said mass to the. other side. They go up on one side of those plies of woof winch are in the same vertical plane and down on the other side of this set. of plies. These binders from another point of view pass up between two vertical sets of warps and over one of these sets and down between this set and the one adjacent, and so on, see Fig.

The mattress may he made in one piece, but where the bed is wide the mattress consists of two parts X and Y, each the counterpart of the other. For example, the part X is at its outer side and at its head and foot end bound with a sniteh'ie binding; Z and S; also the part Y is siinilariy bound with a similar binding Z. At their adjacent edges the parts K and'Y are not bound with a hind-- ing, but the weaving forms a closed ef These two parts X and Y of the mattress ere suit-ably connected, preferably by a mode known es whip stitching, a binding cord T which permits them to he folded upon each other when the occasion requires. The tress thus becomes very portahie.

Among the various advantages noted, as resetting from my invention, are the teller-ting: in e mattress made M. scribed, no fitting is reouired and no temps, are present, are a rose t of refitting. The mattress is a very convenient one to be fun nished as an article of commerce. There is no toughness in the mattress, but the very slight inequalities present and slightiy ieit in the hand over the mattress sot ed vantagcously as a very gentle massage to the skin. This mattress is pliable. It is resilient and at the same time, in iise it does not aclr hard, as is the case with the cotton and hair stufting in the common stuffed mattress. Ail tufts and tufting are avoided. tonsequently, no lumps are present on the mattress to hurt the body of the occupant.

This mattress is thoroughly sanitary, he-

cause it can be readiiy scrubbed, washed and cleaned. It withstands the wear of such clothes line:

substantially as and stapes cleansing operations exceedingly well. The air can through the mattress thus cleansr impurities and also assisting in carwsy the odors of the body ernznmting one occupying the mattrcss.

oer improvement of my invention is as follows: The binding S does not stop st the edge of the one part X, but is continued on along the edge of the part1. Thus the binding is continuous along the edges of the mattress. W hen the mattress is folded, the hindin I resdily flexes at the places S", S. The rest of the mattress folds readily without hinking at the line of junction of the Whip 18d stitching T.

t t en desired, the mattress, if very long, is to he made of three parts, interconnected in the manner described. The purer air of the room has better opportunity to reach the occupant of the couch on account of the character of this mattress. The mattress is sufficientl flexible to be rolled, when occasion requires The portability of this mattress also scinits of its being readily put upon a.

l/Vhst I claim as new, and of my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s 1. A woven mattress composed of several ply thicknesses of fabric, bound at the edgcs, so.

and made in two parts connected by a Whipped stitch hin "e, and ads ted, the one part to fold upon t c other, so stantislly as end for the purpose specified.

2. A. compsctjelc'stic mattress, consisting of a textile sbric, of several plies, the warp consisting of two threads, and the wooi threads wound in and back, the several plies held together by the tying cords or threads passing each other in o posite directions between es-ch of woo and holding the entire fabric in a compact elastic condition,

or the purposes specifled.

:5. A compact elastic mattress, consisting oi a textile fabric of several plies, the warp consisting of two compressible cotton threads, and the woof threads wound in and back, the

several plies held together by the tyingcordsof a textile abric, of several plies, the warp eonsistin of two com prcssible cotton threads, and the linen woof threads wound in and back, the several plies held togetherby the tying cords or threads passing each other in opposite directions between each line of woof, and holdin the entire fabric in a compact elastic condition, substantisllyas and for the purposes specified.

5. A compact elastic mattress, consisting of a textile fabric of several plies, the warp consisting of two threads, and the woof threads wound in and back, the several plies held together by the tying cordsor threads passing each other in opposite directions between each line of wool, and holding the entire fabric in a compact elastic condition, this mattress composed of two parts bound at the outer edges, woven not to unravel at their adjacent edges, and connected by a flexible cord connection, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. A woven mattress, composed of several ply thicknesses of 'fnbric' and made in parts, these parts connected by a cord hinge, and at the outcrcdges bound and connected together by a continuous flexible binding, substantially as and for the urposes specified.

. llARRY C. INNES. 1 ttest JOHN F. F1TZPATRIOK, K. SMITH, 

